Stanfcxrd L V/arren Public llhrary Fciyetteville St 7-1 ;• 1,000 Expected A t Ushers Meet In Roxboro if ir it if ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ N. C. REGISTRATION POLICY AHACKED Hampton Host To College Business Meet HAMPTON, Va. The Americaa Auociation of College Business Officers will bold its 18th annual meeting at Hampton Institute on May 2-4, according to Harold K. Logan of Tuskegee Institute, president of the association. The main speaker on Friday, May 3, will be Dr. Raymond F. Howes of the American Council on Education, who' will discuss “Higher Education and the Federal Government.” The af ternoon session will welcome Dr. E. O. Aldridge, Director, Program Development Division, Office of Records Management, National Archives and Records Service, who will speak on “Re cords Management.” The after-recess address will be delivered by James Cephas of Va. State and R. W. Davis of Tuskegee on “Student Accounts Receivable.” The evening-session will be devoted to a major speech by Dr. Alonzo G. Moron, HI presi dent, whose topic is “The Busi ness Manager—1980.” The Saturday sessions will have Donald S. Willard, advi sory officer. Teachers Insur ance and Annuity Association, who will discuss “Major Medi cal Hospitalization Insurance for College Staffs” and James W. Bryant, assistant business (continued on page 8) N. C C. Offets Scholaiship North Carolina College is of fering a limited nimiber of scholarships to state high school principals Interested in partici pating in the fourth annual Principals Workshop, Jime 28- August S. Additional aid is available through the State Department of Public Instruction, according to Dr. J. C. Finney, NCC work shop director. Interested principals should contact Dr. Finney of G. H. Ferguson, Director of the Di- visira of Negro Education, State Department of Public Instruc tion, Raleigh. The workshop is sponsored jointly, by NCC, the State Department of Public In struction, and the Southern Education Foundation. NCC will accept some princi pals an a non-scholarship basis, Dr. Finney said. flif Cam VOLUME 33 — NUMBER 17 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1«S7 PRICE; TEN CENTS Winston Salem Woman Slain In Fight With Boy Friend Mayor E. J. Evans Seeks Fourth Term As Mayor, City Of Durham MAYOR E. J. EVANS In announcing last weA bif candidacy lor a fourth term Mayor oi T>ufii«ih, Mayor" ETT. B^rans said: “The next few days will be extremely important to the peo ple who live in Durham. I feci that my six years of experience in the position of Mayor makes me well equipped to continue the progress of our community. There are several projects already underway as a result of our last successful bond issue that will mebn a great deal to the citizens of our community and since 1 played a role in planning these expenditures, I believe I can help with the spending of these funds^ Durham needs a great many, things and we are just now be ginning to roll forward. I hope I will be returned to office and permitted the opportunity to see that the forward march Is con tinued.” Highly respected and well thought of. Mayor Evans Is one Civic leader. WINSTON-SALEM Nannie Bell Martin, 40, of 2L Bast Third Street, was shot and killed here last Monday, April 22nd, about 3:40 p.m. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Kate Sittings Reynolds 'Memo rial Hospital. ^ Lawyer Floyd Smith, of 714 Norfolk Street, confessed to shooting Mrs. Martin at his home. Smith, an interior deco rator’s helper, went to City Jail, carrying a 12 guage shot-gun about 4 p.m., and turned him self over to police—telling them he had shot the woman at his home. He further stated that (continued on page 8) Parents Invited To Youth Forum Sunday, April 28 Wilkins Ciiarges State Restricts Negro Voting in Letter To Sen. Ervin weapon. Mt. Vernon Pa^or To IPreach At Ushers 33rd Annual Mid-Year Meet ROXPORO The 33rd Annual Mfd-Year Session of the Interdenomina tional Ushers Association of North Carolina will convene here at the Roxboro Elementary School on Hillsboro Street Sun day, April 28, at 12:00 o’clock Defendants In Insurance Swindle Cose Sentenced WINSTON-SALEM Five persons involved in an inmirance fraud case were sen tenced by Judge Walter E. Crlssman, Wednesday, April 17, in Superior Court. Leo R. Lunsford, 31, of Ban ner Avenue, the only white de fendant in the case, pleaded guilty to fourteen counts of con spiracy and filing false death claims to collect Insurance against him, and was sentenced to serve from fifteen months to three years in prison. He is a former agent of Home Benefi cial Life Insurance Company. ’The other four defendants all pleaded nolo contendere, and were sentenced as follows: Wil liam B. Ctonons, 63, a Rock HiU, S. C. MorUclan; two to four years, suspended for five years on payment of $5,000 fine and costs; Clyde Jefferson, 33, of Deiry Street, 12 months susp(^nded to 5 years on pay ment of $300 and costs and Ella Mae Mason, 27, of 816 East Sixth Street, 12 months, suq>en- ded to D years on payment of $100 and cost. A nol pros with leave was taken in the cases against Lucy D. Clemons, 92, Ramey B. Cle mons, 23, Sam Caldwell, Jr., 22, and Hugh D. Collins, 46, all of Rock Hill, S. C. Clemons paid $2,9o6 of his $5,000 fine the day of trial and Has imtil the January, 1958 term of Forsyth Superior Court to pay the remainder. ’The otbar defendants were given until the June term of Superior Court to pay their finea. Supreme Court Gets S. C. Negro Teacher Case WASHINGTON, D. C. A South Carolina statue re quiring Negro teachers to make a statement under oath as Uf memebrship in the NAACP was challenged today in a Jurisdic tional Statement filed with ttie U. S. Supreme Court by attor neys for the NAACP Legal De- Itense and Educational Fund, Inc. The statue, passed in March 1956 by the South Carolina General Assembly, makes it im- lawful for any state agency to emi^oy members of the Na tional Assodation for the Ad vancement of Colored People and carries a fine oi $100 for state officials disobeying the Act. The statue also provides for the immediate dismissal of any Negro teacher who refuses to sulmilt “a written statement un der oath setting forth whether or not he is a member of the Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People.” 'nw brief filed bare today in in behalf of 17 Negro teachers who were cnnpelled to resign their jobs in the ZUoree Train ing School, Orangeburg Comty, (continuad on pace 8) noon, it was announced here this week by William Nichols, supervisor of the district. The Person County Usliers Union, together with other churches in the district is acting as host for the annual meeting which is scheduled to bring more than 1,000 officers, delegates and visitors to the city. Opening the session will be one-half hour of devotions led by Mr. Nichols and T. J. Broad nax, Chaplain. The annual ser mon will be preached at 3:30 P.M. by the Rev. E. T. Browne, pastor of the Mt. Vernon Bap tist Church of Durham. Rev. Browne is well-khown in reli gious and civic circles in North Carolina. In addition to pastor- ing the large Mt. Vernon Bap tist Church he is also a member of the Recreation Committee of Durham. Music for the occasion will be furnished by the Jones Chapel Church Choir with Mrs. Annie Bowman, organist. The Choir is well-known in the Roxboro area and a rare musical treat is promised all music lovers who attend the session. The welcome address will be delivered by Professor Samuel S{>encer, principal of the school. Response will be by C. A. Lang ston, vice president of the State Association. The meeting will presided T. BIOWNE Parents of Durham will be placed on the spot Sunday by their children when they serve as consultants for the ''Youth Wants to Know Forum” Sunday afternoon at the W. D. Hill Re- Pictured above is Mrs. Non- creation Center, nle Bell Martin, wh« came to The forum begins at 3:30. her death at the hands of her Organized a few months ago, lover. Lawyer Floyd Smith, in the forum is a monthly feature lito U ganca alwt.c«n oK the Yout|» AcUvitiea Com- as the aHMai^mitta^of the AJgooautn Club Each month, teen-agers of the community get an opportunity to quiz visiting consultants on various issues affecting them. Sunday, the youngsters will have the opportunity to “grill” their parents without fear of re prisal. Questions to be submit ted to^ the parents wijl come from question boxes arid not bear the signature of the questioner. The Forum program is direct ed by Mrs. B.A.J. Whitted who is chairman of the Junior Acti vities Committee of the Algon quin Club. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Lelia E. Cowan, 81 Funeral services for Mrs. Le lia E. Cowan, 81-year-old re tired school teacher, was held at the St. James AME Church, Thursday at 3 P.M. The pastor, The Rev. C. C. Scott, was the officiating minister. Mrs. Cowan, who died at her home earlier this week, was graduated in 1806 from Scotia Seminary in Concord. She did her first teaching in private schools and later in the city’s public schools. A member of the St. Jamqs AME Church, Mrs. Cowan and her husband, The Rev. John D. Cowan, in 1854, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. In addition to the husband, survivors include one daughter, Miss Gladys M. Cowan, Ashe ville; four sons, Waldo of At lantic City, N. J.; Horace B. of St. Louis, Mo.; John D. Jr.; of New Yprk City and Vernon D. of Asheville; and two grand children. over by L. E. Austin^ president of the Association, assisted by the vice president. Dinner will be served all offi cers, delegates and visitors to the meeting in the spacious din ning room of the school at 12:30 P.M. Following dinner the con vention will get under way. Preceding the meeting Sun- (contlnued on page 8) C. W. DUGGINS, Superin tendent of tfie Oxford City Schools has announced that Cleo Carolyn Blbby, above, has been declared winner of the Oxford City Schools Spelling Bee. Carolyn, an honor student at the Angier B. Duke School, will compete In the state finals in Winston Salem. This event is scheduled to be televised, Saturday afternoon, May 11. Carolyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bibby of Oxford. WinstonSalem'Host To YMCA Older Boys 27th Annual Conference WINSTON-SALEM The 27th Anrtual N. C. YMCA Older Boys Conference will loonveqa JolntJjr at ^ AUOna BigJi ^hoo! and the' PBttermm Ave. YMCA, Winston-Salem, April 26-28, it has been announ ced by E. L. Halford, YMCA executive director. Approximately 300 delegates representing YMCA's and pub lic schools throughout the state _wlll be officially welcomed at the opehrhg ’session' oh Friday, April 26, 8:00 P.M. by the Honorable M.-^C. Kurfees, May or of the city. Dr, A. Craig Phil lips, superintendent of schools, the Rev. J. S. Blaine, president of the Ministerial Alliance, Al- ■fred Leake, Hl-Y Club presl- Citing comparative figures of Negro registration in North Carolina and those of, citizens of British Guiana, Roy Wilkins NAACP executive secretary, as serts in a letter to Senator Sam J. Ervin, D.,N.C.) that “It is fair to dcduce that a policy is in operation in North Carolina de signed deliberately to restrict the registration of Negro citi zens to vote.’’ When Mr. Wilkins appeared belor the Senate Suticommittee on Constitutional Rights on Feb. 19, Senator Ervin stated that there was no restriction against Negroes registering and voting in North Carolina. He expressed the opinion that the relatively low registration was due to apathy or to occasional hostility of registrars in a few localities. According to a story publish ed in The New York Tlmea, 75 per cent of adult citizens in British Guiana arc registered to vote, Mr. Wilkins told the Sena tor in a letter dispatched today. On the other hand, he pointed out, only 26 per cent of stigible North Carolina Negroes are re gistered. British Guiana Is not ordi narily classified by Americans as on a par with a sovereign state in the United States, cer tainly not a state like North Carolina,’’ the NAACP leader said. “Yet the percentage of registered voters would seem to bo much higher than that of the Negro citizens of North Caro lina, and very much higher than this same registration in oUier southern states.’’ “We believe," the letter con tinual, "that federal action to protect U\e right to register and vote is clearly indicated and dent and Letha Gwyn, president of the YWAC Council. The key note address will’ be delivered irf WMtaa-Satom Twh^lrtoulir b« pa*aed. We Wwer CoUege^He wlU be Introducedcondition re- by L. D. McClennon. ex^uUve of the YWCA Council. The key- |and will discuss the Conference Theme: “The Role of Youth In Improving Human Relation ships for An Integrated So ciety." Sl5CCln1~7lTUBlc for the opgninie session will be furnished by the Winstgn-Salem Teachers Col lege Choir with James E. Derr, directing.'v Featured activities (^ring the three-day meet wtll^ Include the (continued on page 8) Federal CourtiVoids School'’’'*^ Bias Law Of Louisana vealed la of such proportions, and of such long standing, that the Attorney General of the United States should be given the authority to Institute civil action as provided by the pend- ■la measure.” High Named For Dr. Winston-Salem Chapter Of Moles To Play Hostess To Seventh Annual National Convention May 17,18,19 The Winston-Salem Chaptar of the Moles, will play hoataas to the Moles’ Seventh National Convention Bfay 17-19. A alza- able delegation la expeetad from the varioua chapters which are located along the Atlantic Seaboard, from New York to Savannah, Georgia. Several affalra are slated for the viaitora. A formal dance Is scheduled for Friday night. May 17, and a closed affair for tiatiirday evening. May 18. The meeting will cloae with a break fast Sunday mominf, May 19, at which tlm« a check win be pra- santed to some worthy local cause. Tha national officers are: president, Mamie . Chiles of Richmond, Va.; viee-president, Mabel Dillard of Madison; sec retary, Louise Capel, Washing ton, D. C.; treasurer, Bursenla Hill of Richmond, Va.; Chap lain, Ernestine Bowser, Norfolk, Va.; Parliamentarian, Rosalind Dixon, Washington, D. C.; audi tor, Beasie Coles, Roanoka, Va.; publicity, Sarah Aaha, Norfolk, Va.; delegate at-large, Arlene SpUlcr. Norfolk, Va. Pictured above la a group of the Winston-Salem Moles who will shoulder the principal re sponsibility of entertaining the visitors. From left to right they are: Mesdames Laura Fox, Ida Williams, Annie Rivera, Nellie Bausman, Mabel DUlard, and Marie Brown. Back row, same order, they are: Mesdames Car rie Robinson, Lillian Lewis, Marian Wllaon, MoUie Poag, Martha Atkins, Julia Willie Perkins, and Lethia Hall. Not shown are Mesdames Mary 41airston, Elva James and Lou- iae Wilson. NEW ORLEANS; La. Continued attendance of Ne gro students at Louisiana State University and other publicly financed Institutions of higher learning ip the state has been assured by a federal court de cision invalidating two recently enacted Louisiana laws designed to bar Negro students. One of the two laws, t>oth passed last year, requires each student to present a “certificate of eligibility and good moral character" signed by his high school principal and superin tendent. The other provides for the discharge of any teacher, principal or superintendent for ‘advocating or In any manner performing any act toward, bringing about Integration of the races within the public school system or any public in stitution of higher learning of the State of Louisiana.’’ In a decision handed down on April 10, United States Dl«trict Judges Herbert Chrlstenberry and Skelly Wright declared the laws to be unconstitutional be cause their “obvious Intent...was to discriminate against Ne|ro citizens and thus to circumvent the equal protection clause of the I4th Amendment." Immediately Involved in the litigation weM Louisiana State University, Southeastern Louisi ana, Southwestern Louisiana and McNeese colleges. The Ne gro students in whose behalf the suit was filed are Miss Arnease Ludley, Jack Bailey and Miss Alma Lark. They were repre sented by NAACP attorneys A. P. Tureaud of New Orleans and Robert L. Carter of New York. The litigation, Judges Chrls tenberry and Wright declare in their joint dedaion, “concerns WELDON The Halifax County Training School of Weldon, North Caro lina recently took on a new name, “The Ralph J. Bunche High School.” This school was named in honor of Dr. Bunche because of his prominence as a leader and his outstanding achievements. Dr. Bunche, a Nobel Peace Prize Winner for his achieve ment in negotiating an armis tice between Israel and the Arab States, is a native of De troit, Michigan. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and holds a Ph.'D. Degree from Harvard University, where he was later appointed professor of Govern ment. As an educator, he has also served on the faculty at Howard University, Washing ton, D. C. As a statesman. Dr. Bunche served on the staff of the State Department, Mediator for the UN In Palestine, and is at pre sent Director of the United Na tions Trusteeship Division. The history of the school named in honor of Dr. Bunche dates back to the latter part of the 19th century. It has had the name of Halifax County Train ing School for over a quarter of a century. Through the years the school has grown from the original graded school in a six-room building to a four year senior high school boasting six brick structures and a student body of well over 1,000. another attempt by the Louisi ana Legislature to preserve, by law, segregation in the educa tional institutions of the state. This attempt, while more subtle than its predecessor, neverthe less as well as simple-minded modes of discriminatton.” Previously, on March 1, ttie federal court had declared un constitutional a pupil assign ment law designed to maintain (continued on page 8) I